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Bengaluru, Jul 18: Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar ordered the Home Minister M B Patil to ask the State Police and submit a report on ruling Congress party members statement that one of the party MLA was kidnapped amidst uproar scene witnessed in the House on Thursday. As soon as the House reassembled after the Lunch break, the Minister for Water Resources D K Shivakumar charged that

Mangaluru, Jul 7: The rise in the number of dengue cases in the coastal city of Manglauru and surrounding areas has caused people to panic. This year, there seems to be a spike in the number of cases in coastal district of Dakshina Kannada. According to the health officials, the intermittent rain, coupled with sunshine, is said to be the reason for the rising cases of the vector-borne disease

New Delhi, Jul 18: Karnataka assembly on Thursday witnessed high drama as speaker K R Ramesh Kumar ignored a missive from governor Vajubhai Vala to "hold trust vote by the end of the day" on the confidence motion moved by chief minister H D Kumaraswamy. The House was adjourned by deputy speaker Krishna Reddy without voting on the confidence motion as the ruling coalition members accused the BJP of

Bengaluru, Jul 18: The Congress Thursday alleged in the Karnataka assembly its MLA Shreemant Patil, who suddenly disappeared after being with them at a resort and went incommunicado, had been 'kidnapped' as part of efforts to 'topple' the coalition government. As the assembly debated the confidence motion moved by chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, senior minister D K Shivakumar alleged Patil was

Mangaluru, Jul 18: Heavy rains lashed the coastal city of Mangaluru on Thursday, bringing much-needed respite from humid weather. However, the heavy downpour left commuters stranded. People faced a tough time as roads and low lying localities were flooded due to water-logging. Two-wheeler riders had to wade through knee-deep water to reach their destinations. Traffic was thrown out of gear in

Bengaluru, Jul 18: The wife of Kannada scholar Prof. M M Kalburgi, who was assassinated at the doorstep of his home in Dharwad, has identified a man presented in a test identification parade as the person who shot her husband on August 30, 2015. The man identified by Umadevi Kalburgi on Wednesday is Ganesh Miskin, 27, it is learnt. He was the same man who was arrested last year by the Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jul 18: It is a proud moment for the city based Centre for Advanced Learning (CFAL) as its Class X student Shreyas Adiga qualified in the correspondence round of XV Russian Sharygin Geometry Olympiad. He now advances to the final round to be held from July 29 to August 1, 2019 at Dubna, Moscow. A total of 39 students from 10 countries qualified for the Final Round and only 12 students

Mumbai Jul 18: In Karnataka, the political drama continues to unfold with Congress MLAShrimant Patil, who was staying with other Congress legislators at the Windflower Prakruthi Resort in Bengaluru being admitted to a hospital in Mumbai on Thursday after he complained of chest pain. The development came on the day of the crucial floor test of the Congress-JD(S) government in the Karnataka assembly

Bengaluru, Jul 18: Despite issuing whip by respective parties as many as 15 MLAs, including three JD(S) and 12 Congress, failed to attend the Karnataka Legislative Assembly session on Thursday when Chief Minister moved a motion to seek confidence vote. According to official sources, all the 15 rebel MLAs did not attended the House despite the Whip issued to them, virtually pushing the coalition

Bengaluru, Jul 18: The proceedings in the Karnataka Legislative Council was adjourned on Thursday after opposition BJP members continued their dharna in the well of the House demanding resignation of CM Kumaraswamy claiming that the coalition government had fallen into minority following resignation of 15 MLAs of the ruling combine. After the House assembled to take up the day's business, the BJP